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Old 11-13-2018, 01:11 PM   #743
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Originally Posted by troutman View Post
I don't quite understand the need of a Field House for winter sports. The proposal is the field house would be used for Figure Skating and Short-Track.

Why wouldn't figure skating be held in the Dome or new NHL arena? Why would they put the marquee event of the Games in a 5,000 seat arena?

Couldn't Short-Track be held in the Corral? The Oval? Max Bell?

I think Calgary needs a Field House, but not for winter sports.
It would be a summer sport venue that would be converted just for the two-week winter games.

and yes having figure skating in there would be dumb.
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